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Sep 15, 20222 min read
#tolerancemeans that everyone feels welcome in education
Meredith Frank, Undergraduate, Hofstra University In my first year at Hofstra, I learned three unexpected lessons: My sociology professor...
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Saint Louis University — “What can we learn from our many battles for civil rights?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by Saint Louis University School of Law on Wednesday, April 6th 2022. Featuring: Dialogue...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
#ToleranceMeans Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Kaitlynn Borik, Graduate, Saint Louis University To me, tolerance is a continuous journey of learning to be comfortable with the...
Apr 2, 20222 min read
#tolerancemeans the work of empathetic listening
Madison Szell, Undergraduate, Saint Louis University I hear it before every major holiday: “Don’t bring that up;” “Don’t say anything...
Apr 8, 20212 min read
#ToleranceMeans that putting up with someone is not acceptance
Marquis Fulghum, Undergraduate, Arizona State University I feel irritated when someone says they’ll “tolerate me.” I experienced a...
Apr 8, 20212 min read
#ToleranceMeans Sharing Your Story
Shiloh Bentacourt, Graduate, Arizona State University Tolerance is the story of getting my mother back. We had not talked in a few years...
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Religious Conservatives Look Towards Supreme Court Rulings on Religious Liberty
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of protecting gay and transgender rights in the workplace, marking a defeat for religious...
Oct 17, 20192 min read
#Tolerance Means Taking a Few Steps Back to Move Forward
Laura Lynch, Undergraduate, TMD Wayne State From the moment I walked into my cushy kindergarten classroom, I gained fundamental insight...
Oct 17, 20192 min read
#ToleranceMeans having the courage to live alongside someone different from you
Ben VanBarr, Graduate, TMD Wayne State Seeing someone live a life that is radically different from yours can be scary. What if they push...
Oct 16, 20191 min read
Wayne State University: “Religious Liberty or Unjust Discrimination: Is Peaceful Coexistence Possible in the Culture Wars?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by Wayne State University on Thursday, October 17th, 2019. Featuring: Dialogue Catalysts: Robin...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
Brigham Young University: “Religious Liberty and the Culture War Over LGBT Rights: Can University Students Make a Difference?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by the BYU Law International Center for Law and Religion Studies on Thursday, June 20th, 2019....
Jun 13, 20192 min read
#ToleranceMeans Pioneering Friendship
Alexis Watson, Undergraduate, TMD BYU Growing up in Utah, I heard story after story about pioneers who bravely headed out West in search...
Jun 13, 20192 min read
#ToleranceMeans that you've taken the first step towards loving someone different from you
Cicily Bennion, Graduate, TMD BYU As a straight, white woman in middle-class America, I’ve never had to ask for tolerance on my own...
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Case Western University: “Religious Liberty and the Culture War Over LGBT Rights: Can University Students Make a Difference?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by the Case Western University School of Law on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. Featuring: Dialogue...
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Arizona State University - “Religious Liberty and the Culture War Over LGBT Rights: Can University Students Make a Difference?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law on Friday, March 27th, 2019....
Nov 1, 20182 min read
#ToleranceMeans having the courage to accept the beliefs of the people around you, even if you don’t understand them. All we need is to listen and be kind.
Emma Baehrens, Undergraduate, TMD CWRU What is Tolerance to Me? Tolerance is a risk. It takes bravery, on some level, to be tolerant. The...
Nov 1, 20182 min read
#ToleranceMeans instead of telling your ideological opponent why they’re wrong, ask them why they’re right
Kyle Jorstad, Graduate, TMD CWRU “Tolerance” is a phrase often bandied about in cavalier response to conflicting values, as if simply...
Oct 18, 20182 min read
#ToleranceMeans The Measure You Use Will Be Measured To You
Shannon McNamara, Undergraduate, TMD Alabama I grew up in a small sleepy town in North Carolina. From the time I was about four years...
Oct 18, 20182 min read
#ToleranceMeans that there should be an appreciation of every diverse person and everyone should have the ability to live theirs life normally, while letting others live their own lives normally.
Crystal Smitherman, Graduate, TMD Alabama When I signed up for the SafeZone training, I was just doing it because my law school best...
Oct 17, 20181 min read
The University of Alabama: “Religion and Gay Marriage: Do They Have to Be at Odds? And Can University Students Make a Difference?”
Tolerance Means Dialogue event hosted by the University of Alabama School of Law on Thursday, October 18th, 2018. Featuring: Dialogue...
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